Adjustable scale-holder.



M. F. CUBIAC. ADJUSTABLE SCALE HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 6. l9l5.

Patented Dec. 7, 1915.-

NOORAPH CD.,WASHINGTON. n. c.

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ADJUSTABLE SGALE-HOLDER-i Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. a, rare.

Application filed January 6, 1915. Serial No. 8 13.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, MIGI-IEAL F. OUBIAC, a citizen of the United States, residing at De troit, in the county of Jayne and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Adjustable Scale- Holders; and I. do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertalns to make and use the same. a

This invention relates to an adjustable scale or rule holder and the primary object of the invention is to provide a device of this nature, which will facilitate the laying out of work by a machinist, pattern maker, or like workman.

Another object of this invention is to provide an adjustable holder for scales, which has a supporting base, having one face there of perfectly flat for abutment against'the working surface of a block of material being worked upon, and to support by this base a rule or scale, for facilitating measuring from the center line of the work.

With the foregoing and other objects in view this invention consists in such novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts as willbe hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing and claimed.

In describing the invention in detail reference will be had to the accompanying drawing wherein like characters designate like or tion of the scale holding jaw, and Fig. 5 is a.

corresponding parts throughout the severalviews, and in which Figure 1 is a side elevation of the 1mproved adjustable scale holder, Fig.2 is a cross sectional view on the line 2'2 of Fig. 1,

Fig. 8 is a cross sectional view on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1, Fig. l is a fragmentary view partially in side elevation and partly 1n secdetail edge view of'a part of the scale holder.

.. tially circular in plan and has an annular Referring more particularly to the 'draw-' ing, 1 designates the supporting base of the adjustable scale holder, which is substanflange 2 formed upon its lower end.'- The bottom face 8 of the base support 1 is machined perfectly fiat for'abuttmg engagement with a finished working surface of a H block of material from which any desired article is to be formed, such asa machine part, a pattern or a machine tool, depending upon the use to which the adjustable scale through the supporting base 1. The standards and 5 are placed side by side, and are positioned equidistant of and upon opposite sides of the central axis of the supporting base 1. The standards a and 5 have'sleeves 6 and 7 mounted thereupon respectively. whlch sleeves are j oinedby the web 8. The sleeve 7 1s split and has tangentially extendmg ears 9 formed thereupon which are perforated for receiving the shank 10 of a thumb screw 11. The ear 9 is provided with a smooth perforation, while the perforation which extends through the ear 9 is inter: nally screw threaded, for clamping the sleeve 7 firmly upon thestandard 5, and holding the sleeves 8 and 7 and the web 8 which connects them at different adjusted vertical positions upon the standards 4 and 5.

The sleeve .6 has an extension 12 formed thereon, which extension is provided with a facial recess 13.

screw 15, the head of which is adapted for engagement with one side or edge of a scale or rule 16 for clamping the scale against the inner wall of the socket or recess 13 and between the inner surface of the head of the thumb screw 15 and the shoulder 17 formed The standards at and 5 have slida-bly mounted thereon sleeves 20 and 21, which sleeves are connected'by a web 22. The

sleeve 21 is split and has tangentially, ex tending ears 23 and 24 formed thereon, which are perforated, the ear 23 having an inter- 7 The extension 12 is also provided with the internally screw threadedbore 14 extending therein from its outer end, which bore receives the shank of a thumb nally screw threaded perforation, while the ear Qlhas asniooth perforation. The perforations formed in the ears 23 and 24- receive the shank 25 of a thumb screw 26, which is provided for clamping the sleeve El se-i 'curelyupon the standard 5 for holding the sleeves 20 and 21 and'the web 22in various adjusted positions along the length of the standards'l and 5. i V

" The web 22 is provlded with a transversely extending opening 27 formed therein, in which openlng 1S seated a thumb'nut 28. 'The thumb nut 28 1S mounted upon an externally screw threaded feed rod 29, which extends through avertical opening formed in the web, and downwardly lnto and partially through anopening 30 which is formed centrally] in and extends through the sup- 7 porting base1. The upper end of the feed rod or screw 29 is rigidly and securely connected to a lug31, which is'formed upon and depends from the web '8.

' g In the operation of the improved adjustable scale holder, when it is desired to adjust, the scale 16 for comparatively large "adjustments with respect to thebase 3, the

thumbiscrews 26 andll are loosened, andj the respective Sleeves and webs are moved upon the standards a and 5 until the proper section of the scale projects beyond the base 3 of the supporting base 1.. For minute adjustment of'the scale, the thumb screw 26is tightened whichse'curelyclamps the sleeves 20 and 21 upon thestandard, and the set screw 11 is loosened so as to permit ofthe sliding movement of thesleeves 6 and 7 and consequently of the scale 16 which is carried by the extension12. V After-the set screw 11 hasibeen loosened, the thumb nut 28 is manually-rotated, which feeds the feed rod 29 therethrough, and through the opening 30,

f1 moving the sleeves 6 and? andconsequently I the 'scaleiin proportion with the distance of movement of the feed rod or screw 29, by means: of which "minute and exact adj ustments ofthe scale 16 may be obtained, as is sometimes necessary in. the laying out of a piece of work by a machinist, pattern maker or, the -like. 16is provided by loosening'the thumb screw 15, which will relieve the frictional binding 1 engagement of the thumb screw head agalnstthe edge of the scale, and permit of the: longitudinal sliding movement of the scale within the recess 13,01 of the removal of the scale from the recess if it is so de sired.

l i From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing the advantages of construction'and of the method of operation of the improved adjustable scale holder will be readily apparent tothoseskilled in the art to which this invention appertains and, while in theforemg description, the principle ofj'the 01?? eration of this invention has been/described together with various features of construction, it" is to be understood that certain minor features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts may be altered to suit practical conditions provided such alterations are comprehended within the bysaid standards for adjustably supporting;

said scale, said scale extending vertically from said supporting base and having its lower end extending intosaid recess,

2.111 an adjustable scale holder, a sup? porting base having its lower surface malower surface iofvsaid base, two pairs of sleeves slldably mounted upon saldstandards, a web connect-mg each palr of said sleeves, means for clamping said sleeves in adjusted positions upon said standards, and an extension formed upon one of said sleeves and projecting transversely therefrom and haviing means for detachably supporting a sea e.

.lchined, a pair of standards SGCLlI'Gd'lZO andv "extending upwardly at right angles to the '3. In an adjustable scale holder, a ,sup-

porting base having itslower surface machined, a pair of standards secured to-and extending upwardly at right angles to the 7 lower surface of said base, two pairs of sleeves slidably mounted upon said stand: ards, a webconnecting each pair of said sleeves, means for clamping said sleeves in adjusted positions upon said standards, an

extension formed upon one of said sleeves and projecting transversely therefrom and having means for detachably supporting a scale, and means carried by said vertical" standards and connected to sald. websfor ad usting said sleeves andrsa d websalong the length of said standards. Further adjustment of the scale 4. In an adjustable scale holder, a supporting base havingits'lower'surface machined, said supporting base being provided with an opening extending vertically through the central axis thereof, a pair of standards secured to said base and extend-v ing upwardly therefrom, two pairs of sleeves slidablymounted upon said stand ards, a Web connecting each pair of said '1 sleeves, one of each pan of said sleeves bee mg split and having tangent ally extending ears formedintegrally therewith, athumb' screw carried by said ears forclamping said sleeve in adjusted positions upon one of said standards, an extension formed upon one of said sleeves and extending transversely therefrom, said extension being provided with a facial recess, and a thumb screw carried by said extension for clamping a scale in said recess. a

5. In an adjustable scale holder, a supporting base having its lower surface ma chined, said supporting base being provided with an opening extending vertically through the central axis thereof, a pair of standards secured to said base and extending upwardly therefrom, two pairs of sleeves slidably mounted upon said standards, a web connecting each pair of said sleeves, one of each pair of said sleeves being split and having tangentially extending ears formed integrally therewith, a thumb screw' carried by said ears for clamping said sleeve in adjusted positions upon said standards, an extension formed upon one of said sleeves and extending transversely therefrom, sald extension being PI'OVlClGd' with a facial recess, a thumb screw carried by said extension for clamping a scale in'said recess,

the second pair of sleeves slidably carried said scale longitudinally, along said stand-v ards.

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

MICHEAL F. OUBIAG.

Witnesses: v

JOHN L. AUSTIN, KAMEAL IRANY.

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